| 15. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Genesis 48:15:1 ⧉וַיְבָ֥רֶךְvayevarekh{And} he blessed Genesis 48:15:2 ⧉אֶת־יוֹסֵ֖ףetyosefJoseph Genesis 48:15:3 ⧉וַיֹּאמַ֑רvayomarhe said Genesis 48:15:4 ⧉הָֽאֱלֹהִ֡יםhaelohimthe God Genesis 48:15:5 ⧉אֲשֶׁר֩asherwho Genesis 48:15:6 ⧉הִתְהַלְּכ֨וּhithalkhuwalked Genesis 48:15:7 ⧉אֲבֹתַ֤יavotaimy fathers Genesis 48:15:8 ⧉לְפָנָיו֙lefanavbefore him Genesis 48:15:9 ⧉אַבְרָהָ֣םavrahamAbraham Genesis 48:15:10 ⧉וְיִצְחָ֔קveyitskhakand Isaac Genesis 48:15:11 ⧉הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙haelohimthe God Genesis 48:15:12 ⧉הָרֹעֶ֣הharoehthe one shepherding Genesis 48:15:13 ⧉אֹתִ֔יotime Genesis 48:15:14 ⧉מֵעוֹדִ֖יmeodifrom my beginning Genesis 48:15:15 ⧉עַד־הַיּ֥וֹםadhayomuntil Genesis 48:15:16 ⧉הַזֶּֽה׃hazehthis day |
| 15. Formal Translation And he blessed Joseph and said, “The God {Elohim, Ancestral Guide} in whose presence my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has shepherded me from my youth to this day,” |
| 15. Dynamic Translation He blessed Joseph and said, “The God whom my ancestors Abraham and Isaac followed, the God {Elohim, Lifelong Protector} who has cared for me like a shepherd from the start of my life until now.” |